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THE PROBE INSERTE The Proceedings Before I Harkness Yesterday. LESSONS IN REAL ESTA How Judge Zane Understood the C promise - What Real Estate 1 Worth -Eminent Witnesses. Ten o'clock yesterday morning the hour set for the opening of the amination into the doings of Fran Dyer, as receiver, and at that time r No. 40, of the Wasatch Building filled with witnesses, lawyers, repor and others who had assembled on cariosity, or to while away an hour. Examiner Harkness, in open stated that the examination abou be made was in behalf of the court, suggested that the court be called petitioners, and Receiver Dyer and counsel, the respondents. On beha the petitioners, as per the previous pointments, appeared Messrs. Mar and Critchlow, while the respond were represented by Judge Powers. Mr. Marshall arose and said that fore proceeding further in the ms he desired to state that the trustees attorneys present. who desired to pear in their behalf. Examiner Harkness was of the 0) ion that under the order of the c he would not be allowed to admit s counsel. It was finally agreed, b ever, that Messrs. Whittemore Stephens might sit by the trustees give them such advice as they m deem to be necessary. MR. MARSHALL-I have here, ! honor, a long list of witnesses who I been subpensed for to-day. We not need them all, and I will call names of such as we desire to exat to-day-the others may be excused 1 to-morrow. The list was read accordingly. MR. MARSHALL then proceeded 8 his evidence. offering, first, the o plaint in a suit brought by Fran Dyer, as receiver, against Horao Eldredge and others, wherein it sought to obtain possession of Constitution Buildings. The completed was read. MR. ORITCHLOW-We now, if honor please, offer in evidence— JUDGE POWERS-Wait just a mom Do you offer the answer, also? MARSHALL-No. POWERS-Well. we offer the answ MARSHALL-We object. Powers-It is a part of the files of case, and if one part goes in all sho THE EXAMINERRUIED Powers out, an exception was taken. POWERS then offered the finding the court and the decree. Same order: same exception note MR. CRITCHLOW-I HOW offer the o plaint of F. H. Dyer, receiver, VS. Zion's Savings Bank and Trust 0 pany for the recovery of prop known as the Wells corner. POWERS-Will you kindly state purpose of these offers? CEITCHLOW-We propose to show the admission of the receiver and counsel their knowledge of cer facts. POWERS-That is, of knowledge 8 as is stated in the complaints? CRITCHLOW-Yes. Powers-We offer, at this time, answer of the defendantin the case